Saikat · Executive wellbeingAfter 28 years working with leading multinational companies, and 15 years pursuing health and fitness alongside my career, I have come to believe that professional excellence and personal fitness can go hand in hand.
That belief is why I want to focus my developing coaching practice on corporate leaders and senior executives. Their wellbeing matters in its own right, and the choices they make can also shape the people and culture around them.
A better quality of life
Work can take up a great deal of attention and energy. Making space for fitness is one way to invest in life beyond the role: in feeling capable, having interests outside work, and building habits that can be sustained through changing seasons. Each person’s experience is different, but health deserves a place in the picture of a successful life.
Energy to bring to work
Fitness does not guarantee productivity, and it should not be sold as a shortcut to better performance. I do believe that looking after your wellbeing can support the energy and focus you bring to a demanding day. For me, the goal is not to optimize every hour; it is to build a steadier foundation for work and life.
An influence that travels
Leaders are visible. When they make wellbeing part of their own lives, they can help make it more acceptable for others to do the same. That example may reach colleagues, teams, family, and wider circles. It is a small but meaningful way for personal choices to have a wider effect.
A healthier leader can help make wellbeing part of the culture around them.
My own running journey has taken me through several marathons, including my latest adventure in Ladakh in 2026. Running keeps reminding me that consistency, discipline, and the ability to keep going when life gets demanding are built over time.
That is what “fit for life” means to me: an approach to fitness that respects a full life and has room to continue through it. I am sharing these ideas while I work toward NASM certification and develop this practice.